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Chanute Air Force Base is paid at CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL, housing area IL088. An E-5 with dependents draws $1,539 a month there, tax free.
Why the names don't matchThe DoD sets one rate per housing area, not per base, and names the area after the civilian housing market it measures. Chanute Air Force Base sits inside CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL, so that's the rate it pays.
Every pay grade at Chanute Air Force Base
| Grade | With dependents | Without | A year, with deps |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,467 | $1,230 | $17,604 |
| E-2 | $1,467 | $1,230 | $17,604 |
| E-3 | $1,467 | $1,230 | $17,604 |
| E-4 | $1,467 | $1,230 | $17,604 |
| E-5 | $1,539 | $1,329 | $18,468 |
| E-6 | $1,980 | $1,485 | $23,760 |
| E-7 | $2,034 | $1,527 | $24,408 |
| E-8 | $2,091 | $1,632 | $25,092 |
| E-9 | $2,238 | $1,761 | $26,856 |
| W-1 | $2,001 | $1,500 | $24,012 |
| W-2 | $2,058 | $1,629 | $24,696 |
| W-3 | $2,130 | $1,776 | $25,560 |
| W-4 | $2,280 | $1,989 | $27,360 |
| W-5 | $2,466 | $2,046 | $29,592 |
| O-1E | $2,040 | $1,536 | $24,480 |
| O-2E | $2,118 | $1,731 | $25,416 |
| O-3E | $2,310 | $1,974 | $27,720 |
| O-1 | $1,599 | $1,392 | $19,188 |
| O-2 | $1,977 | $1,530 | $23,724 |
| O-3 | $2,127 | $1,818 | $25,524 |
| O-4 | $2,529 | $2,028 | $30,348 |
| O-5 | $2,820 | $2,115 | $33,840 |
| O-6 | $2,841 | $2,130 | $34,092 |
| O-7 | $2,859 | $2,145 | $34,308 |
| O-8 | $2,859 | $2,145 | $34,308 |
| O-9 | $2,859 | $2,145 | $34,308 |
| O-10 | $2,859 | $2,145 | $34,308 |
These are the CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL rates, rate year 2026. Every installation in the area draws the same figure. BAH-ASCII-2026.zip
Moving here, or away
The comparison on the front page puts this rate against whichever station you're at now and shows what the move does to the money.